1980s Mod Subculture

Danny Coates – Newcastle Mod and DJ – Get Smarter and The Riviera Touch As part of my memories and interview section for Soul and Mod, I always like to try to incorporate a variety of interviews from  Mods spanning across the generations.  Here is another of those interviews with my friend Danny Coates, Newcastle Mod and DJ and original …

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The Rimini Mod Scene – The 1980s – Italo Adriani Here is the next instalment of several upcoming articles that will give the reader an informative and refreshing persepective of what it was like to be an Italian Mod growing up in the 1980s.  In this following article Rimini Mod, Italo Adraini tells us about what sparked his attraction with …

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The Rimini Mod Scene – The 1980s –  Andrea Mattioni – Part 1 Here Andrea Mattioni,  gives us a pleasant and well documented walk down memory lane for many 80s Mods. Not only regarding some aspects of our mutual experiences across the globe, but in Italy at that time also.  A lovely insight into what influenced Andrea to become encapsulated  …

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Bell Sheffield – The Memoirs Of A 1980’s Sheffield Mod It’s always refreshing and informative to hear of other friend’s memories from the 80’s Mod days.  Not to mention a lovely walk down memory lane for the visitors to the site. Additionally also hearing their own personal stories and happy memories from the old Mods of the 1980s, evokes a …

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The 1980s Rimini Mod Scene It’s no surprise to know that in the 1980s, Mod subculture was embraced around the globe. I often concentrate on writing articles on the UK Mod scene. However as I have friends who were  and continue to be participants in the Mod scene from other countries I think it’s imperative that those Mods are also …

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Nottingham Mod, Mark Crew Discusses His 1980s Mod Tapes & Early Music Memories Part 2 Following on from my recent catch up with  1980s Mod, Mark Crew here is part 2 of that recent conversation regarding Mark’s old 1980s Mod Rally cassette tapes. Mark chats about some of those particular songs which remind him of his 80s Mod days from …

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Clelia Lucchitta – Italian Mod Girl Interview Part 1 Clelia Lucchitta, well known and highly respected on the Mod scene, began her young Mod days over 35 years ago in Milan and other areas in Italy. She has and continues to be prolific on the Italian Mod scene spanning this time. I caught up with Clelia recently and had a …

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Early Soul and 60s R&B – My Personal Mod Music Journey Over the course of time I will be including several articles discussing my musical journey of Mod. My very earliest Mod music memories and influences. All of which are encompassed under the umbrella termed Mod music. These articles will discuss this music from my pre teen years. Beginning with …

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1980s Mod Rallies Cassette Tape 2 – Part 2   After six months exactly, since I published my first article of tape 1 of my 1980s Mod Rally cassette tapes, I have decided to revisit another of those tapes. The tapes I fondly term my “lost tapes” because I had forgotten I still owned them, until I stumbled upon them …

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